Author Archives: James Stevens

We just experienced the hottest day of the year at 34c which reduced activity not least as the shed became uninhabitable, a reminder of runnaway climate change devastating many places worldwide. We jumped on the bike to have air flow … Continue reading →

It’s the end of June already and there are consecutive days of sun and a feeling of summer has arrived at last. It’s been an extraordinary month and a whirl of emotions starting on 1st with a wake for mum. … Continue reading →

Of the many great people we have met through long connection to Cardiacs family of friends, it’s been a pleasure to get reaquainted with Dave Chelsea this year. His lifetime experience building recording studios for others, informed his desire to … Continue reading →

Throughout the pandemic John McKeirnan pursued his ambition to establish 4th Portals that explore hybrid public life. The most recent development of which was at CAB, the old Citizen Advice building in Great Yarmouth that is owned by Lewes Workspace. … Continue reading →

Since we completed the Mazi pilot back at end of 2018 and refocussed effort onto DigitalMarkers, so many expectations have been disturbed. In the wake of our foolish exit from European Union, covid pandemic and horror of wars in Ukrainian, … Continue reading →

A small group of friends have been sorting the Yoshi stack on the balcony at Limehouse Town Hall since September 2022. This spring we have taken up the offer of desk space in the ‘top room’ alongside 3 others. There, … Continue reading →

Somehow between all the many threads we hold open and reported here are several community outreach and one off introductions to account for, not least in case they get forgotten. During 2022/3 Catbytes were in regular touch seeking network development … Continue reading →

We started the new year much as the last was concluded, tending to community networks, sorting media archives and refurbishing a stack of donated decade old iMacs, VOIP phones, HP printers and servers ready for redistribution. Some have already been … Continue reading →

Since 2016 we have been in regular contact with Weave 3D special effects and design developers who were based in Bishopsgate but during pandemic condensed the studio and eventually moved out to Hartford. We visited in 2022 to configure LAN … Continue reading →

Brixton Hill Studios is the great independent performance rehearsal and recording studio complex that’s owned by Stephen Gilchrist. A group of dedicated musicians and engineers operate the centre for the many performers who link up there. They are also founder … Continue reading →

I called Charles Hayward after lunch on the day of the recent Albany show to ask if anyone would be filming/recording and he laughed, yes, there was a plan to get a multi track recording though no plan for video. … Continue reading →